{"id":11753,"date":"2016-02-01T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=11753"},"modified":"2016-02-01T08:23:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T15:23:19","slug":"spring-is-almost-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/spring-is-almost-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring is Almost Here &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11758\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/spring-is-almost-here\/16p1-cover-v2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/16P1-Cover-v2.jpg?fit=603%2C783&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"603,783\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16P1 Cover v2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/16P1-Cover-v2.jpg?fit=430%2C558&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11758\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/16P1-Cover-v2-347x450.jpg?resize=359%2C462\" alt=\"16P1 Cover v2\" width=\"359\" height=\"462\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>&#8230; not that you can tell by the weather! But we are doing our best to get you a bit of Spring by the end of February. Here is your first peek at the next issue of The Polymer Arts, Spring 2016 &#8211; Convergence. The issue is set to come out around March 1st.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gracing our cover is the fabulous Fabiola Periz Ajates, otherwise known as Fabi. And what a fitting name. These brooches give you an idea of some of the articles\u00a0and\u00a0eye candy\u00a0you&#8217;ll see in this mixed media, yet polymer-centric, issue. We&#8217;ve been trying for a while to do mixed media again, but we had to wait until we had the best ideas and great artists to share them and we really think we do.<\/p>\n<p>Articles you can look forward to include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Focal Convergence: Composing with Focal Points<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Converging Clays: Create Metal Clay &amp; Polymer<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Found Fusion: Working with Found Objects<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Fold, Cut, Shred, and Clay: Exploring Paper &amp; Polymer<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">All Knotted Up: Polymer &amp; Micro Macrame Designs<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">When is a Technique Ready to Share?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The Best Camera for You and Your Art<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The Perfect Cure: The Final Word on Time &amp; Temperature<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Training Your Artistic Eye<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Convergence at Ravensdale, 20 Years Later<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8230; and so much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I am off today for a family gathering so we are going to get a breather from the challenges today, but I will be back with one on Wed!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">___________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; color: black;\">Like this blog? 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But we are doing our best to get you a bit of Spring by the end of February. Here is your first peek at the next issue of The Polymer Arts, Spring 2016 &#8211; Convergence. The issue is set to come out around March 1st. 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